Director of Web Development - Northern Impact
Chicago, IL 60290
About the Job
Overview
One of America's largest retailers is seeking a growth-oriented Director of Web Development. The Director of Web Development will lead digital development, website enhancements, team management, third-party integration, tech stack evolution, cross-functional collaboration, code maintenance, and problem solving for sales and web properties. This role will have a home base at either the Lincolnshire or Downtown West Loop location, offering a hybrid schedule, with three days in the office each week.
Responsibilities
Digital Development Leadership: Provide guidance in planning, optimizing, and designing new functionality for sales and related web properties.
Website Enhancement: Drive enhancements for websites, ensuring alignment with architecture, infrastructure, and security requirements.
Team Management: Lead a team of high-performing developers, specializing in areas including UI development, API development, integration, database, and back-end development.
Third-Party Integration: Oversee the integration of third-party APIs and tools to enhance digital properties.
Tech Stack Evolution: Drive the evolution of the tech stack and strategy, emphasizing a framework-driven approach, primarily in React and Nest/Next.js.
Collaboration: Collaborate with cross-functional business teams, including product, marketing, and compliance, to meet their objectives.
Code Maintenance: Maintain the current architecture and code base in PHP, HTML/CSS, and Postgresql.
Problem Solving: Guide the team in problem-solving, LOE estimation, management of tech debt, and debugging.
Requirements
8+ years experience managing software/dev teams.
Extensive experience with PHP, Postgresql, React, and javascript frameworks.
Deep understanding of SQL (postgresql), and performance considerations for APIs pulling from SQL databases.
Experience architecting with and using technologies such as AWS lamdas, Elasticsearch, Vercel, Kubernetes, Headless CMS, Heroku.
Experience using Github, version control systems and managing devops process.
Strong communication and human capital management skills.
Familiarity with Agile methodology.